Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. "'Race' and 'sex' are general terms that, in everyday usage, require modi-.The Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a statutory measure designed to combat racial discrimination in employment situations. Amended Title VII in 1972. , § 703(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000(e)-2(a) (Supp. In the 1972 Amendments to Title Vll of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,. Discrimination and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 84 HARv.